Rutgers' Syessence Davis, shown during her game against La Salle on Nov. 17, and the Scarlet Knights prepare to face Howard tonight in Piscataway.

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Josh Newman
| @Joshua_Newman

An encouraging 3-0 start for the Rutgers women's basketball team has been tempered some by the fact the Scarlet Knights fell at previously-winless UMass, 64-63, on Wednesday evening.

However, tonight represents an opportunity to get right back on track.

The Scarlet Knights will host Howard University at 7 p.m. at the Louis Brown Athletic Center. The game will be the final tune-up before arguably the most anticipated nonconference game on Rutgers' schedule, a week from today against nationally-ranked LSU as part of the Barclays Center Women's Invitational in Brooklyn. ...